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# Multi-month GSTR-2A Report

## **Guide to Download the Multi-month GSTR-2A Report**

### **Step 1: Select 'All Reports'**

For selecting the reports, log into ClearTax GST, select the 'Business' tab.

Then click on the 'Reports' tab and select 'All Reports'.

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### Step 2: **Select ‘Multi-month GSTR-2A Report’** 

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You can also access the report from the dashboard and select 'Multi-month GSTR-2A Report'.

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### **Step 3:  Click on ‘GSTIN’**

Select 'Business' and then click on 'GSTIN'

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### **Step 4: Select the ‘Financial Year’**&#x20;

The financial year to be selected for which you want to see the report.

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### **Step 5: Download yearly data from GSTN**

Click on ‘Download GSTR-2A Data’ to pull data from GSTN. The yearly data from the GSTN will be fetched after verification via OTP-based login credentials.

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&#x20;Download data through non-OTP-based-option

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### **Step 6: Await Completion of Data from GSTN**

Wait until the status of ‘Download data from GSTN’ of all relevant return periods have changed from "Not downloaded" to "Download Successful".

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### Step 7: **Download Report**

You can generate and download the report in two formats: Excel format or CSV format

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For Excel format , once generated , you can download it by clicking on ‘Download Multi-month 2A Invoice Excel’

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### Step 8: Download report for taxpayers

You can download the taxpayers report in the following ways -&#x20;

1. Invoice (Regular)&#x20;
2. Credit/Debit Notes(Regular)
3. TDS/TDSA
4. TCS
5. ISD/ISDA<br>

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### Step 9: A**nalyze and Share Report**

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## **Explanation Guide for Filters in Multi-month GSTR-2A Report**

### **Filters Provided in Invoice Type :**

#### **Supplier Filing Status**

For Filed/Non-Filed Invoices

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#### **Amendment Type**&#x20;

For Amended /Originals linked to Amended Invoices

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### **Filters Provided in CDN type :**

#### **Credit/Debit**

For Credit/Debit Note <br>

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#### **Supplier filing Status**

For Filed/Non-Filed Invoices

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#### **Amendment Type**

For Amended /Originals linked to Amended Invoices  are similar to Invoice filters

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Apart from these , there are a few Generic filters provided in Multi-month 2A report

#### **1) For Invoices**

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#### 2)**For Credit/Debit Notes**<br>

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## **Use cases of the Multi-Month GSTR-2A Report**

Here is how GSTR-2A data is summarized and used in various reports and other tools in ClearTax GST portal

| Use Cases                             | Particulars                                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| GSTR-2A View & Download               | <ul><li>Basis return Period level</li><li>Includes both filed and not-filed documents</li><li>TDS/ISD value is included</li></ul><p></p>      |
| GSTR-3B v/s 2A                        | <ul><li>Basis invoice date level</li><li>Includes only filed documents</li><li>TDS/ISD value is not included</li></ul>                        |
| Table 8A of GSTR-9(GSTR - 2A Summary) | <ul><li>Basis invoice date (for FY 2018-19) upto 30.09.2019 filed by supplier till 31.10.2019</li><li>Includes only filed documents</li></ul> |
| Reconciliation                        | <ul><li>Basis invoice date level</li><li>Includes only filed documents</li></ul>                                                              |
| Table 8A of GSTR-9 V/s PR             | <ul><li>Only amended documents are considered in case the documents are amended except when the GSTIN is amended.</li></ul>                   |

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